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16 Mar 2017

What Does the Future Hold for Immigrant Workers and their Families? – A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, March 16, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... timely policy issues affecting immigrants – and hear how it is particularly relevant or pressing for philanthropy. ... in helping to protect low-wage immigrant workers' basic rights Presenters Haeoung...

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All Funders

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Impact Investing

Public Policy

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Supporting Leaders of Color? Insights from “Showing Up to Share Power: A Conversation with Building Movement Project”

Release Date:

05/09/2022

... not really taught to leaders, so people don’t know how to leave.” Kunreuther went on to explain that as the ... an internal pipeline of future leaders. Additional Resources : As philanthropy continues to...

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Leadership Development

NYSHealth Releases Survey Results on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch

Release Date:

04/19/2017

... school lunch. Providing free lunch to all public school students , regardless of socio-economic status, receives ... New Yorkers agree that a free lunch program for all students from families of all income...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Even as political battles persist, more district and charter schools join partnership program

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... school in Harlem, was looking for a way to boost her students ’ social and emotional skills. Her search led her ... unlikely event: a charter school assembly. She watched as students at the Bronx Lighthouse...

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Education

Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New Scholarship Program at Duke Aims to Increase Underrepresented Minorities in Graduate Stem Disciplines

Release Date:

01/18/2018

... on increasing its population of underrepresented minority students studying science and engineering at the graduate ... will award 10 scholarships of $40,000 over five years to students who pursue paths in...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Education

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With Support From UJA-Federation Of New York, The Mayor’s Office For People With Disabilities Launches The First Cyber Security Training For People With Disabilities

Release Date:

10/23/2018

... engagement opportunities, it not only provides the students with a direct connection to employment, but also ... the disability community. The first cohort of sixteen students will receive their certifications...

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Disabilities

UJA-Federation of New York

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Additional $5 Million to Expand and Strengthen Baltimore Library Project

Release Date:

12/10/2020

... school libraries in neighborhoods where many students face academic and economic challenges. To learn more ... support intended to meet a range of personal needs for students , including nutritious food, winter...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

When a Successful Program Can’t Expand, It’s Time to Grow a Network

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... ago, we knew we had seen something special: 50 high school students from underprivileged backgrounds working on ... in the museum’s program that made it so successful? How could other institutions keep the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

Release Date:

05/13/2014

... the beginning of adulthood under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The precise reasons for child marriage ... foundation’s Youth Sexuality, Reproductive Health and Rights initiative, this report by...

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Gender Justice

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Bloggers Falsely Accuse JPMorgan Chase of Employee "LGBT Loyalty Test"

Release Date:

07/07/2014

JPMorgan Chase appears to be the victim of right wing bloggers who have been making erroneous posts alleging the bank requires its employees to take an "LGBT loyalty" test.

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LGBTQ

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

Release Date:

03/13/2015

Civil rights groups that typically march in lockstep have split ... Beyond a split over the merits of the new policy, civil rights groups are accusing each other of selling out the ...

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Technology

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Open Society Foundations

Novo Foundation and Goren Group Announce Winner of Women's Building International Design Competition

Release Date:

07/14/2016

... in New York into a hub for the girls’ and women’s rights movement. “For decades, the girls’ and women’s rights community in New York has wanted a physical home where ...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

LGBTQ Groups Adjust to More Married Donors

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... to More Married Donors The revolution in civil and legal rights for LGBTQ Americans has wrought a parallel shift in ... marriage and baby boom among their donors. Take the Human Rights Campaign. The number of...

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LGBTQ

Yahoo Co-Founder Gives $25 Million to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum

Release Date:

09/27/2017

In a rare example of high-level cultural philanthropy from Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial elite, Jerry Yang, a Yahoo co-founder, and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki, have pledged $25 million toward a $90-million transformation project of the Asian Art...

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Arts

Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... The Trump administration on Friday moved to expand the rights of employers to deny women insurance coverage for ... religious freedom that critics said could also erode civil rights protections for lesbian,...

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Health

Delaware Juvenile Justice Reforms Signed into Law

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... approved until an attorney has explained the defendant’s rights ... Delaware Juvenile Justice Reforms Signed into Law ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Justice Reform

Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

10/19/2020

... and William D. Zabel ’61 Professor of Practice in Human Rights at Harvard Law School. From 2013 to 2017 she was the ... and senior director for multilateral affairs and human rights on the National Security...

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Appointments & Transitions

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